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Elizabeth Weidner

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Fashion Design and Photography graduate of Columbia College Chicago May 2010. I am a versatile and creative designer who uses many techniques and resources to accomplish my work. Very detail oriented, interested in function & versatility of garments.

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  • Category

    Apparel
  • Market Segments

    Womens
    Fashion Illustration
  • Availability

    Freelance
    Permanent
  • Relocation

    Yes
  • Technologies

    Adobe Photoshop CS4
    Adobe Illustrator CS4
  • Schools/Training

    Columbia College Chicago

More Information

Education

Columbia College Chicago Chicago, IL
Fall 2006-May 10
-BFA, majoring in Fashion Design and minoring in Photography
-Created a senior fashion collection, 4 looks consisting of 12 pieces.
Women’s RTW collection, convertible separates inspired by pirates.

Northern Illinois University Dekalb, IL
Fall 2005-Spring 06
-Majored in Illustration

Work Experience

Anastasia Chatzka Chicago, IL
Jan.2011-Current
Interning 27 hours a week, Help with all aspects of fashion design and boutique ownership.

Etsy
Jan.2011-Current Lake Zurich, IL
Make and sell hand made accessories and clothes on elizabethweidner.etsy.com

Dipiero’s Lake Zurich. IL
2002-2009 847.438.3253
I performed a number of tasks such as, answering phones, delivering,
catering formal and non-formal events, office work, serving, and handling
customers.

Student Programming Board Chicago, IL
2007-2010
Student organization on campus in which we plan events for the school
starting with planning and all the way through working the event. This
included tasks such as promoting, sponsorship, meetings, planning, creating,
& working.

Columbia College Chicago, IL
Spring 2008
- Dresser for Fashion Columbia Show

Skills

Fashion Illustration, Adobe Illustrator, Adobe Photoshop, Flat Pattern Making,
Draping, Garment Construction, Conceptual Designing, Tailoring, Drawing,
Painting, Mulit-tasking, Organized, Jewelry Making, Photography, Styling, Fashion Design, Graphic Design, Design.

Accomplishments

-Graduated summa cum laude, cumulative GPA 3.9-4.0 out of 4.0
-Member of the National Society of Collegiate Scholars
-Selected as one of the five students to represent Columbia College Chicago in
the 2010 Driehaus Awards for Fashion Excellence
-Selected to participate in Fashion Columbia spring of 2010
-Selected to participate in Dress Code fashion show fall of 2010

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